Canaga vs Chances Plain

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Canaga tends to suit couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Canaga

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 59%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Chances Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Canaga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $231/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Chances Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (287.3 km vs 290.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Canaga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Chances Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.6% vs -22.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Canaga and Chances Plain drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Canaga Chances Plain
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Canaga Chances Plain
Walkability 0 / 0
Canaga — Walkability: 0/100 Chances Plain — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 88
Canaga — Safety: 81/100 Chances Plain — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 32 / 100
Canaga — Low fire risk: 32/100 Chances Plain — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Chances Plain has more residents (158 vs 85); Chances Plain rents higher ($231/wk vs $150/wk).

Canaga Chances Plain
Population 85 158
+86% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.7% +4.6%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $84,448/yr $99,112/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $231/wk
+54% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canaga Chances Plain
0-4 3.5% / 6.3%
Canaga — 0-4: 3.5% Chances Plain — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 12.9% / 10.1%
Canaga — 5-14: 12.9% Chances Plain — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 10.6% / 10.1%
Canaga — 15-19: 10.6% Chances Plain — 15-19: 10.1%
20-24 — / 5.1%
Canaga — 20-24: not among its largest Chances Plain — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 — / 4.4%
Canaga — 25-34: not among its largest Chances Plain — 25-34: 4.4%
35-44 16.5% / 11.4%
Canaga — 35-44: 16.5% Chances Plain — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 12.9% / 14.6%
Canaga — 45-54: 12.9% Chances Plain — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 14.1% / 15.2%
Canaga — 55-64: 14.1% Chances Plain — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 10.6% / 12.7%
Canaga — 65-74: 10.6% Chances Plain — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 11.8% / 3.8%
Canaga — 75-84: 11.8% Chances Plain — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / —
Canaga — 85+: not among its largest Chances Plain — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Canaga 70.0% couple families
Canaga — Couple Families: 70.0% Canaga — Lone Person: 30.0% Canaga — Group Household: 0.0%
Chances Plain 58.6% couple families
Chances Plain — Couple Families: 58.6% Chances Plain — Lone Person: 31.0% Chances Plain — Group Household: 10.3%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Canaga 14.3% renting
Canaga — Owned Outright: 46.4% Canaga — Mortgage: 39.3% Canaga — Renting: 14.3%
Chances Plain 12.2% renting
Chances Plain — Owned Outright: 65.9% Chances Plain — Mortgage: 22.0% Chances Plain — Renting: 12.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canaga 100.0% houses
Canaga — Houses: 100.0% Canaga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Chances Plain 88.2% houses
Chances Plain — Houses: 88.2% Chances Plain — Flats / Apartments: 11.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Canaga Chances Plain
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 20.9%
Canaga — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Chances Plain — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 8.9%
Canaga — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Chances Plain — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 3.8%
Canaga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Chances Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Development activity

Canaga Chances Plain
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Canaga Chances Plain
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Canaga Chances Plain
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Canaga carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 0).

Canaga Chances Plain
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
12/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Canaga Chances Plain
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Canaga Chances Plain
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Canaga sits further from the CBD (290.8 km vs 287.3 km).

Canaga Chances Plain
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 290.8 km
+1% vs other
 287.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 211 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4413
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4413
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Canaga Chances Plain
Car (driver) 61.8% / 66.2%
Canaga — Car (driver): 61.8% Chances Plain — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 38.2% / 25.4%
Canaga — Worked from Home: 38.2% Chances Plain — Worked from Home: 25.4%
Bus — / 4.2%
Canaga — Bus: not among its largest Chances Plain — Bus: 4.2%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Canaga — Walked Only: not among its largest Chances Plain — Walked Only: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.2%).

Setting

Canaga Chances Plain
Elevation 336 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Canaga Chances Plain
Connectivity score 20/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
25 premises

Council rates

Canaga Chances Plain
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Canaga Chances Plain
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Canaga Chances Plain
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Canaga

Rural

Chances Plain

Rural

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